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David Wood(I)

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David Wood in Tales That Witness Madness (1973)
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David Wood was born on 21 February 1944 in Sutton, Surrey, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for Huntingtower (1978), Disraeli (1978) and Swallows and Amazons (1974). He has been married to Jacqueline Stanbury since 17 January 1975. They have two children. He was previously married to Sheila Ruskin.
BornFebruary 21, 1944
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BornFebruary 21, 1944
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      • 1 nomination

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    Known for

    Huntingtower (1978)
    Huntingtower
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Sir Archibald Roylance
    Ian McShane in Disraeli (1978)
    Disraeli
    7.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Lord Derby
    • Lord Edward Stanley
    Lesley Bennett, Ronald Fraser, Stephen Grendon, Suzanna Hamilton, Virginia McKenna, Sophie Neville, Kit Seymour, and Simon West in Swallows and Amazons (1974)
    Swallows and Amazons
    6.4
    • Writer
    • 1974
    Control (2023)
    Control
    5.5
    • Sound Department
    • 2023

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Robbie Williams and Jonno Davies in Better Man (2024)
      Better Man
      6.8
      • Dance Studio Choreographer
      • 2024
    • Longitude (2000)
      Longitude
      7.8
      TV Mini Series
      • Ditton
      • 2000
    • The Gingerbread Man (1992)
      The Gingerbread Man
      8.5
      TV Series
      • 1992
    • Marcus Clarke in Tricky Business (1989)
      Tricky Business
      TV Series
      • Woody
      • 1990
    • Bureaucracy of Love
      TV Movie
      • Immigration Officer
      • 1987
    • The Brack Report (1982)
      The Brack Report
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Peter Abbot
      • 1982
    • Roy Kinnear and Henry Livings in Jackanory Playhouse (1972)
      Jackanory Playhouse
      7.7
      TV Series
      • F28
      • 1982
    • James Bolam in When the Boat Comes In (1976)
      When the Boat Comes In
      8.4
      TV Series
      • Ceddie Corley
      • 1981
    • Sweet William (1980)
      Sweet William
      5.3
      • Vicar
      • 1980
    • James Mason, Roger Moore, and Anthony Perkins in North Sea Hijack (1980)
      North Sea Hijack
      6.3
      • Herring
      • 1980
    • BBC2 Playhouse (1973)
      BBC2 Playhouse
      6.6
      TV Series
      • David
      • 1980
    • Enemy at the Door (1978)
      Enemy at the Door
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Hauptmann Franz Otto Anders
      • 1980
    • Jackanory (1965)
      Jackanory
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Storyteller
      • 1969–1979
    • Anthony Andrews, Judy Geeson, Iain Cuthbertson, and Maurice Roëves in Danger UXB (1979)
      Danger UXB
      8.4
      TV Series
      • Lieutenant Symes
      • 1979
    • Huntingtower (1978)
      Huntingtower
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Sir Archibald Roylance
      • 1978

    Writer

    • The Children's Party at the Palace (2006)
      The Children's Party at the Palace
      6.7
      TV Special
      • Writer
      • 2006
    • The Gingerbread Man (1992)
      The Gingerbread Man
      8.5
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 1992
    • Chish 'n' Fips (1984)
      Chish 'n' Fips
      6.3
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 1984–1987
    • Chips Comic (1983)
      Chips Comic
      TV Series
      • creator/writer
      • 1983–1984
    • Emu's Christmas Adventure
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 1977
    • Lesley Bennett, Ronald Fraser, Stephen Grendon, Suzanna Hamilton, Virginia McKenna, Sophie Neville, Kit Seymour, and Simon West in Swallows and Amazons (1974)
      Swallows and Amazons
      6.4
      • screenplay
      • 1974

    Composer

    • The Gingerbread Man (1992)
      The Gingerbread Man
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Composer
      • 1992
    • Chish 'n' Fips (1984)
      Chish 'n' Fips
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Composer
      • 1987

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    Aces High
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    Aces High
    Aces High
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    Aces High

    Personal details

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    • Height
      • 1.75 m
    • Born
      • February 21, 1944
      • Sutton, Surrey, England, UK
    • Spouses
        Jacqueline StanburyJanuary 17, 1975 - present (2 children)
    • Other works
      His pantomime, "The Gingerbread Man", was performed at the Hackney Empire Theatre in Hackney, London, England with Robert Longden, Peter Duncan, Bernard Hill, Clive Duncan and Lesley Manville in the cast. Peter Duncan was the director.

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      He was awarded the O.B.E. (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2004 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to literature and drama.

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